DRIESTSINCE
Florida · precipitation record 1937–2026

Melbourne, FL

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
23.61in
year to date · normal 24.7"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 85 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.99in
19th driest of 86 yrs
65% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.83in
35th driest of 86 yrs
89% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.61in
35th driest of 86 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.23in
on Sep 10, 2017 · in 90 years

Dry Streak

0days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 46 days (to Jan 3, 1969)

Wet Streak

2days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
23.61" of a normal 24.7" · wettest 41.64" (1966) · driest 11.87" (1939)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 81-year record (1941–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 49.17" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194774.28in
2199570.11in
3199469.85in
4201765.73in
5199764.62in

Driest Years on Record

1198131.97in
2196532.52in
3198832.91in
4196834.8in
5201035.71in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Sep (~6.39") and driest in Jan (~1.7"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2008, 21.06".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Melbourne — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.65in
set in 1956

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 85 years had measurable rain
1938: 0.56″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 1.30″1947: 0.25″1948: 0.20″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.26″1954: 0.06″1955: 0.00″1956: 1.65″1957: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.40″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.16″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.38″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.08″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.05″1974: 0.79″1975: 0.10″1976: 0.22″1977: 0.00″1978: 1.46″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.20″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 1.20″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.55″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.64″1995: 0.10″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.18″2007: 0.05″2008: 1.03″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.13″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.54″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.34″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.37″2019: 0.02″2020: 1.05″2021: 0.89″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.77″2024: 0.82″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Melbourne's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Melbourne, FL — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Melbourne's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Melbourne, FL — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Melbourne's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Melbourne, FL — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:43 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight13h 33m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.10°N, 80.64°W

Nearby Stations

Vero Beach, FL33 mi SEFort Pierce, FL44 mi SEOrlando, FL47 mi NWSanford, FL59 mi NWWinter Haven, FL68 mi WDaytona Beach, FL78 mi N

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